Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
1,712 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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METHOD BEHIND THE MAYHEM
Three months ago Milan Melindo already knew how he would handle Carlos Tamara. I was in a Mexican restaurant with the man now known as ?Metodico? three hours after he knocked out…
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Rocky’s perfect hook and other undercard stories
Rocky Fuentes of Mambaling, Cebu City entered the ring with his stablemates waving the Philippine flag, his OPBF flyweight belt and the flag of his church, the Iglesia ni Cristo. Armed with…
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Melindo and Tamara make weight
CEBU CITY - Milan ?Metodico? Melindo of the ALA Gym of Cebu weighed in at 112 lbs while former IBF lt.flyweight champion Carlos ?El Olimpico? Tamara of Colombia weighed 112 ? lbs…
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MELINDO PREDICTS 5TH ROUND KO
CEBU CITY -- It was a more vocal Milan ?El Metodico? Melindo (21W-0L, 6 KO's) who faced the press Thursday noon during the press conference held at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel.…
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Carlos Tamara at the I.T. Park (with photos)
Former IBF Light Flyweight World Champion Carlos ?El Olimpico" Tamara of Colombia shadow boxed before an appreciative crowd Wednesday evening at the I.T. Park in Lahug, Cebu City to promote his upcoming…
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?WE WILL GIVE MELINDO HIS FIRST CAREER LOSS? ? TEAM TAMARA
Cebu City - Former IBF Light Flyweight World Champion Carlos ?El Olimpico" Tamara (21W-5L, 15 KO?s) arrived in Cebu today and met the Cebu Sports Press Corps during a press conference held…
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Bakbakan sa Siaton moved to Nov. 30
RWS Promotions has announced that their fight card in Siaton, Negros Oriental has been moved to from November 26 to November 30. This fight card will feature Jason Egera of Siaton defending…
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?BAKBAKAN SA SIATON? on Nov. 26
Fight fans in Siaton, Negros Oriental will get to see hometown boy Jason Egera defend his Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) superbantamweight title against Jestoni Pepito of Cebu this Friday November 26. Egera…
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Servania outpoints Maquiling in Bohol SUMMIT Fight Night
Tagbilaran City - Genesis Servania of Bacolod City was the steadier boxer down the stretch and beat Alvin Maquiling of the Sajulga Stable of Bukidnon by unanimous decision in the main event…
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ALA SUMMIT Boxing in Bohol this Saturday
Fight fans in Tagbilaran City, Bohol will be treated to an action packed boxing card offered free to the public this November 20 Saturday at the Island City Mall Car Park. The…
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ONLY PACQUIAO CAN PULL IT OFF
Coming off what trainer Freddie Roach described as the worst training camp they ever had, Manny Pacquiao gave a performance so dominant against a man almost twenty pounds heavier that I hate…
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GASCA BEATS WORLD RANKED THAI TO WIN PABA TITLE
Roli Gasca (14W-1L, 2 KO) won the Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA) bantamweight title with a 6th round KO over Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat in Buriram, Thailand. Rachawat (34W-2L, 23 KO's) suffered only…
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Road Warrior Rocky Fuentes defends at home in PINOY PRIDE II
After three straight fights in Japan, OPBF flyweight champion Rocky Fuentes will get a chance to defend his title in Cebu when he squares off against Inthanon Sithchamuang of Thailand in a…
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Will we see a reloaded ?Komong Bato??
Randy Suico is now in his twelfth year as a professional prize fighter. He has won Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) titles in three different weight divisions. Not a bad career…
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?PINOY PRIDE II?: Melindo ready for Tamara
Cebu City - The thinking man's pocket warrior Milan ?El Metodico? Melindo (21W-0L, 6 KO's) is in the final stages of his preparation for his highly anticipated fight against former IBF jr.…
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CONDITIONING TIDBITS
Many boxing fans in this country are under the impression that hiring a conditioning coach will produce some kind of magic potion or cure all or quick fix that can produce a…
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ONE PUNCH SPOILED EVERYTHING
First, let me start by saying that the referee is there to enforce the rules. He is not there to please the fans nor should he bother with what the outside world…
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Laput outfoxes Canillas and other undercard stories
This was just an eight rounder but sportswriters who have closely followed the fight game here in Cebu wanted to see this match-up. A young up and coming power puncher against a…
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Domingo battles Malinga today
The distance from Manila to Johannesburg is 11,041.2 kilometers or 6,860.7 miles. Flight time lasts more than fourteen hours. Michael "Bruce Lee" Domingo has waited longer than that to get a big…
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Banal and Perez make weight (with photos)
Cebu City - AJ ?Bazooka? Banal and Luis ?El Demoledor? Perez easily made the prescribed weight during the offiicial weigh-in held Friday noon at SM Cebu City. They were supposed to weigh-in…
